Topic: africa

The Interactive Forest Atlas is both an information management tool and an aid to decision makers working to support the sustainable use of forest resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Can new SEC disclosure rules help bring transparency to Uganda’s oil sector?

A new set of state-of-the art maps will help Uganda target livestock infrastructure investments and reduce poverty.

Mapping a Better Future: Spatial Analysis and Pro-Poor Livestock Strategies in Uganda

This report uses mapping data to examine the spatial relationships between poverty, livestock production systems, the location of livestock services, in order to ensure that government investments in the livestock sector benefit smallholders and high-poverty locations.

Tsetse Distributions, Uganda

It is estimated that some 70 percent of Uganda is infested with 11 species of tsetse, each of which occupies a different ecological niche.

A milk surplus and deficit map can be compared with maps showing poverty rates and poverty densities in order to plan more pro-poor dairy interventions.

A milk surplus and deficit map can be compared with maps showing poverty rates and poverty densities in order to plan more pro-poor dairy interventions.

This map compares potential local milk supply and demand and shows clear patterns of net milk surplus and deficit. The map comes from an analysis using geographic information system (GIS) data coup

This map gives a visual representation of the poverty density: the number of poor per square kilometer in 2005.

Geography can play a role in determining relative levels of household well-being, as can be seen in Uganda’s latest poverty maps (for 2005).

These maps give a visual representation of average livestock densities in number of animals per square kilometer of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry in subcounties across Uganda, drawing on

The 11.4 million head of cattle counted in Uganda’s 2008 national livestock census are not evenly distributed across the districts. Kotido, Nakapiripirit, and Kaabong are the districts with the

This map shows the prevalence of rangeland-based livestock-only systems (tan colors) across the north.

CAR government and people will now be able to track and monitor the country’s forests and logging concessions.